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 | pushpin_map          = India Jharkhand
 | pushpin_label        = East Bokaro Coalfield
 | pushpin_map_caption  = Location in Jharkhand
 | coordinates          = {{coord|23|48|N|85|45|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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 | subdivision_type     = [[States and territories of India|State]]
 | state/province       = [[Jharkhand]]
 | country              = [[India]]
 | owner                = [[Central Coalfields Limited]]
 | official website     = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120428125201/http://www.ccl.gov.in/ Central Coalfields]
 | acquisition year     = 1975
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'''East Bokaro Coalfield''' is located in [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]] district in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Overview==
In 1917, L.S.S. O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the [[Damodar River|Damodar]] as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering {{convert|220|sqmi|km2}}, with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field {{convert|40|sqmi|km2}}, in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality. A still larger field in the same district is that called Karanpura, which extends over {{convert|544|sqmi|km2}} and has an estimated capacity of 9,000 million tons.”<ref>L.S.S. O’Malley, Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Sikkim, p.87, Cambridge University Press, 1917 (paper back 2011)  {{ISBN|978-1-107-60064-5}}</ref>

==The Coalfield==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord11={{coord|23|46|12|N|85|59|24|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Amlo colliery| numbered11=O| mark-title11= Amlo colliery (O) |shape-color11=#C42222
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{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord4={{coord|23|48|23|N|85|50|15|E}} | label-pos4=left|label4= Sawang colliery| numbered4=O| mark-title4= Sawang colliery (O)
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|mark-coord12={{coord|23|47|35|N|85|53|3|E}}| label-pos12=right|label12= Bokaro (Thermal)| numbered12=CT| mark-title12= [[Bokaro (Thermal)]] (CT) |shape-color12= #A40000}}

===Location===
The Bokaro coalfield lies between 23°45' and 23°50' North latitude and 85°30' and 86°03' East longitude. It spreads {{cvt|65|km}} from east to west and {{cvt|10-16|km}} from north to south. Bokaro West and Bokaro East are two subdivisions of the field, separated almost in the middle by Lugu Hill (height {{cvt|960.9|m |disp=semicolon}}).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://202.41.82.144/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ab8_816.pdf |title= A Reflectance Study of Certain Coals from the Bokaro Coalfield, Bihar |last= S.M. Casshyap |publisher= University of Aligarh |access-date= 2008-08-26 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316172515/http://202.41.82.144/rawdataupload/upload/insa/INSA_1/20005ab8_816.pdf |archive-date= 2012-03-16 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

[[Bokaro River]] passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.<ref>{{cite web
 |url= http://www.judis.nic.in/supremecourt/qrydisp.aspx?filename=12854
 |title= Water pollution in Bokaro River
 |publisher= Supreme Court
 |access-date= 2010-05-03
 |archive-date= 2009-04-10
 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090410173120/http://www.judis.nic.in/supremecourt/qrydisp.aspx?filename=12854
 |url-status= dead
 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=880 |title= The real face of the Tatas: a Tata rap sheet |access-date= 2010-05-03 }}</ref>

East Bokaro Coalfield covers an area of {{convert|208|km2}} and has total coal reserves of 4,473.66 million tonnes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ismenvis.nic.in/My_Webs/Digital_Library/GSingh/Critical%20evaluation%20of%20geo-environmental%20scenario....pdf |title= Critical Evaluation of Geo-Environmental Scenario of Damodar River Basin, Inia |last= Prasoon Kumar Singh, Gurdeep Singh and Brajendra Kumar Tiwary |access-date= 2008-08-26 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Reserves===
Geolological reserves in East Bokaro Coalfield in million tonnes as on 1/4/2010:<ref>{{cite web| url =https://www.cmpdi.co.in/docfiles/coalreserve_010410.pdf  |title = Inventory of Geological Resource of India Coal   |publisher= CMPDI | access-date = 27 December 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Type of Coal||Proved||Indicated||Inferred<br/>(exploration)||Total
|-
|Medium coking coal||3247.80||3805.60||863.32||7916.72
|-
|Non-coking coal||104.07||62.50||0||166.57
|-
!Total||3351.87||3868.10||863.32||8083.29
|-
|}

==Projects==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! CCL Operational Area||Projects
|-
|[[Bokaro and Kargali Area|B&K Area]]|| Bokaro open cast, Kargali open cast, Kargali underground, Karo opencast, Karo underground, Khas Mahal opencast, Khas Mahal underground, Karo Special underground, Kargali Washery<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/bkkrgli.php |title = Central Coalfields Limited | work= Areas – Bokaro & Kargali   |publisher=  CCL| accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dhori Area]]|| Amlo opencast, Dhori open cast, Selected Dhori Quarry No. I open cast, Selected Dhori Quarry No. III open cast, New Selected Dhori underground, Dhori Khas underground<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/dhori.php |title = Central Coalfields Limited | work= Areas – Dhori   |publisher=  CCL| accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kathara Area]]||Kathara open cast, Jarangdih opencast, Jarangdih underground, Sawang opencast/ underground, Govindpur underground, Kathara Washery, Swang Washery<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.centralcoalfields.in/areas/kthra.php |title = Central Coalfields Limited | work= Areas – Kathara   |publisher=  CCL| accessdate = 18 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
|Non-CCL mines||DVC Bermo colliery
|-
|}

==Transport==
In 1927, the Central India Coalfields Railway opened the [[Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line]]. It was extended to Daltonganj in 1929. Later these lines were amalgamated with [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | title = Indian Railway History Timeline | access-date = 2008-08-26 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm | archive-date = 2012-07-14 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==References==
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{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}
{{Damodar Valley}}
{{Coalfields}}

[[Category:Coalfields of India]]
[[Category:Mining in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Hazaribagh district]]